regshoe

I felt like my writing did not go brilliantly this year, so it's gratifying to go to my AO3 stats page and see that that's not entirely the case. I published twelve fics in 2024, and my total posted wordcount is 43,882—lower than the last few years, but really not that bad, especially considering the ~25k draft also finished but not posted.

And my total posted works count has passed 100. In fact it's currently 103 and was never (or at least never showed as) exactly 100, because number 100 was my Yuletide assignment and I then posted another two Yuletide fics which were all revealed as mine at the same time, but never mind, it's something to be pleased with! Here are the last few fics running up to that total, which I didn't share here at the time:

I didn't sign up to

raremaleslashex this year, but I happened to look at the pinch hit list—and there was

isevsianne, who wrote my lovely Armadale gift last year, requesting Armadale! So there was only one thing to do:

A’ that I hae endur’d (4239 words) by regshoe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Armadale - Wilkie Collins
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Main Allan Armadale/Ozias Midwinter | Allan Armadale
Characters: Main Allan Armadale, Ozias Midwinter | Allan Armadale
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Getting Together, Emotional Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

The tragic past still haunts Ozias; but happily Allan is there to help.

This Raffles fic had been in my drafts folder for years; I think it was originally inspired by a discussion of Raffles's singing abilities during the Raffles Discord Eurovision watch party in 2021. Of course I decided to make him sing one of my fave ballads:

Fifty Fathoms Deep (1230 words) by regshoe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Raffles - E. W. Hornung
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Bunny Manders, A. J. Raffles
Additional Tags: Story: The Chest of Silver (Raffles), Ballads
Summary:

Raffles sings Bunny a song.

A Lolly Willowes ficlet:

Silk suit, black tie (528 words) by regshoe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Laura Willowes, The Devil (Lolly Willowes)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Nonnies Made Me Do It
Summary:

The huntsman travels to another field; Laura observes.

And a crossover idea whose obscurity was matched only by its silliness, but it had to be written:

Local Hero (1791 words) by regshoe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: On Ilkla Moor Baht 'At (Traditional Song), Big Brave Bill - Kate Rusby (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Protagonist/Mary Jane (On Ilkla Moor Baht 'At)
Characters: Protagonist (On Ilkla Moor Baht 'At), Big Brave Bill
Additional Tags: Crossover, Character Death Fix, Tea
Summary:

There's no predicament in all Yorkshire so dire that Big Brave Bill can't save the day.

At the end of the year I also wrote a ficlet for one of my occasional Raffles Christmas cards, which I've just posted on AO3 now:

A Ham Common Christmas (420 words) by regshoe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Raffles - E. W. Hornung
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bunny Manders/A. J. Raffles
Characters: Bunny Manders, A. J. Raffles
Additional Tags: Christmas, Fluff
Summary:

Raffles and Bunny receive an unexpected present.